“Which war? Go and calm down, my friend. It is only children that talk about war. The one they started in Ukraine, the whole world does not know how to end it, you are here saying war is coming. Nobody is looking for war in this country. Those who fought in a war will never ask for it. Those of us who read about it do not want it. The people who are asking for war will be consumed by their own evil thoughts. Nigeria will survive.”
Browsing: Gunshots
This was after the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, addressed journalists at the venue saying no rally is allowed in Lagos.
The development caused scare and panic in Owerri as repeated gunshots rent the air.
The clash which started around 8am, as learnt, led to panic in the area as motorists, passengers and passersby scampered for safety.
The clash between the security operatives and drivers in the area left at least three persons dead and several people injured from gunshots.
Adeleye Oyebade, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, who heads the Edo election Security Monitoring Team, told the News Agency of Nigeria that they were moving to areas where they had earlier received complaints of gunshots.
Few hours to the Governorship and State Assembly elections, gunshots from a robbery attack on Friday in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, sent residents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission running in all directions for safety.